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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
At third debate, Trump won't commit to accepting election results if he loses — LAS VEGAS — A defiant Donald Trump used the high-profile setting of the final presidential debate here Wednesday night to amplify one of the most explosive charges of his candidacy: that if he loses the election …
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German Lopez / Vox:
3rd presidential debate highlights: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a fitting end to this bizarre election — It was the last time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met at the debate stage. And it was weird. — It's over. There will be no more presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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Full transcript: Third 2016 presidential debate — Chris Wallace: Good evening from the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I'm Chris Wallace of Fox News and I welcome you to the third and final of the 2016 presidential debates between secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The final Trump-Clinton debate transcript, annotated — The final debate of the 2016 presidential race comes as Hillary Clinton is threatening to shut the door on Donald Trump and as Donald Trump is threatening to unleash a torrent of attacks and accusations about the “rigged” election process.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
The 14 biggest moments of the final debate — LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump did not hide their personal animus in their final debate. — Like their last meeting, they skipped the handshake and immediately launched into a heated battle on everything from abortion rights …
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Full transcript: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's final presidential debate
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CNN:
Hillary Clinton wins third presidential debate, according to CNN / ORC poll — (CNN)Hillary Clinton won the final presidential debate 52% to 39% for Donald Trump, according to a CNN / ORC poll of debate watchers.
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Donald Trump just said he might not concede the election if Clinton wins — It's extraordinary that Chris Wallace had to ask this question of Donald Trump during a presidential debate: If he loses, will he accept the result of the election? — But what is even more stunning was Trump's response: You'll just have to wait and see.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump refuses to say he'll accept election results … on Wednesday refused to say he would accept the results of the presidential election, continuing to warn that the election is “rigged” against him. — “I will look at it at the time. I'm not looking at anything now,” Trump said during the final presidential debate in Las Vegas.
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Accepting Election Results: 'I'll Keep You In Suspense, Okay?' (VIDEO)
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed CEO: I Heard Ivanka Trump Talk About “Mulatto Cocks” — “Surprised Ivanka would be shocked by lewd language. I met her once & she casually said: 'I've never seen a mulatto cock, but I'd like to!'” Peretti tweeted. — Ivanka Trump once told a gathering of friends and acquaintances …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ivanka Trump distances herself from father's campaign: 'I'm not a surrogate, I'm a daughter' — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Hours before the third presidential debate on Wednesday, Ivanka Trump sought to distance herself from her father's campaign.
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Jason Wells / BuzzFeed:
Ivanka Trump Says Her Father's Lewd Comments Were “A Bit Jarring” — Ivanka Trump on Wednesday called her father's comments about women that were caught on a leaked Access Hollywood tape “crude” and “a bit jarring,” but said they were not consistent with the man she knows.
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Bad Blood? Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Reportedly No Longer Speak — The G.O.P. nominee and former cable news king, longtime friends, have reportedly had a falling out in the midst of the campaign. — With less than three weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is dipping in the polls …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Breaking: Megyn Kelly Will Dish about Roger Ailes in Her New Book
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2008: Hillary Clinton will ‘go down at a minimum as a great senator’ — (CNN)Donald Trump has attacked Hillary Clinton for her performance as the U.S. Senator from New York, calling her two terms a “disaster” during the second presidential debate. — In an 2008 interview …
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Palin attending debate as Trump's guest — Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be attending the final debate in Las Vegas as Donald Trump — 's guest, according to Politico. — Palin endorsed Trump in Iowa ahead of the state's caucuses.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Donald Trump refuses to say whether he'll accept election results
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CNNMoney:
Steve Bannon speaks: Donald Trump is “master of the head fake” — Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon says Donald Trump is “the master of the head fake.” — According to Bannon, the news that President Obama's Trump-supporting half-brother Malik Obama is attending Wednesday's debate is “just an appetizer.”
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Why Did Vote-Rigging Robert Creamer Visit The White House Over 200 Times During The Obama Admin — Earlier today we wrote about a new Project Veritas undercover video that uncovered several democratic operatives openly discussing, in explicit detail, how to commit massive voter fraud.
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The Independent:
The betting pattern that called Brexit has a terrifying prediction about the US election — It is news that will strike fear into the hearts of perhaps half of America and large chunks of the world outside of it. Despite a calamitous week of campaigning, betting markets on the US election …
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Illinois transgender high schooler wins round in closely watched bathroom case — A federal magistrate judge recommended Tuesday that a transgender girl at the center of a lawsuit over restroom and locker room access be able to use the girls' locker room at her Illinois high school …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge reaffirms nationwide ban on Obama transgender school bathroom policy
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump's Newest Debate Guest Appears to Support Terrorist Group Hamas, Abolition of Israel — In a move apparently intend to troll the president, Donald Trump invited Barack Obama's half-brother Malik Obama to attend Wednesday's night presidential debate. But Trump might have been unaware …
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Sarah Robinson / ledger-enquirer:
Attorney: Student's leg to be amputated today after incident with teacher — A 13-year-old student who said he was “thrown to the floor” multiple times by a teacher at Edgewood Student Services Center on Sept. 12 is expected to have his leg amputated today as a result of the alleged incident, according to his attorney.
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Sharon Bernstein / Reuters:
Voters illegally removed from Ohio rolls may cast provisional ballots: judge — A federal judge in Ohio laid out a plan on Wednesday for the state to restore voting privileges for people who were illegally removed from the state's voter rolls over the past five years.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans scramble for cash to stop Democratic takeover — Two of the three top House Republicans hosted a conference call Wednesday to urge GOP lawmakers to pony up cash to endangered colleagues, as the party faces one of the most challenging political climates in recent memory, according to sources familiar with the call.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Madonna pledges oral sex for Clinton voters … Madonna is pledging to perform oral sex on voters who cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton — The pop queen, known for her shocking antics, made the remark Tuesday while opening for comedian Amy Schumer in New York.
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Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Complaint Filed Against Clinton's Campaign Following O'Keefe Videos — An election integrity group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission following the release of undercover videos from James O'Keefe's Project Veritas. — The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
McMullin tops new poll of Utah voters — Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin is leading in Utah, according to an Emerson College Polling Society survey released Wednesday. — McMullin is favored by 31 percent of likely voters in the state. Republican nominee Donald Trump
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Norman Lear / Hollywood Reporter:
Norman Lear on the Final Debate: “I, Donald Trump, vs. We, the People” (Guest Column) — The TV legend has been increasingly perturbed by Trump's “ignorance of, if not utter contempt for, the Constitution.” — Well, it's as clear as the pomp in his pompadour:
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Iran's supreme leader slams US election — Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took to Twitter on Wednesday to slam the U.S. presidential campaign. — Khamenei said the race and the issues being discussed were the “typical result of lack of spirituality & faith among those in power.”
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